Lipstick holder



July 10, 1951 R. F. MATTHEWS 2,559,889

LIPSTICK HOLDER Filed May 27, 1946 .20 11 3 J5 14 6 flg IN V EN TOR.

Patented July 10, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF I CE,

LIPSTICK HOLDER Richard.F..Matthews, HuntingtomPark, Calif.

Application May'2 7, 1946, SerialNo; 672,552

'3 Claims. (Cl; :206'56=) This invention relates to cosmetic devices lipstick holders and deals more particularlywith a combined holder for a lipstick and a lipstick spreading brush.

An object of the present invention'is to. provide aneat and compact. holder of the character indicated in which the brush, while removable for use, also. serves as amanipulating handle for pro- ,iecting and retracting the lipstick.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined holder of the type referred to in which both the lipstick and the brush are enclosed by removable covers and in which the cover for the lipstick. also serves to point or shape the latter for more convenient use.

Another objectcof'the invention is to provide a holder as referred to. having means for projecting and retracting the lipstick in which the latter. is secured. to rotate withsaid means facilitating the mentioned shaping of the lipstick.

My inventionnalso has for. its. objects to provide such means that are positive in operation, convenient in use, easily installed i-na working position and easily disconnected therefrom; 6'00;- nomical of manufacture, relatively simple, and of general superiority and serviceability;

The invention also comprises novel details of construction and novel combinations and arrangements. of parts, which will more fully ap pear in the course of the following description. However, the drawings merely show andthe following description merely describes one embodiment of the present invention, which is given by way of illustration or exam ple only,

In the drawings, like reference characters designate similar parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 is a' longitudinal sectional View, in partial elevation, of a combined holder embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 isa similar view with the brush cover removed and the lipstick projected for shaping thereof.

Fig. 3 is an end View of the lipstick holder as viewed from theleft side of Fig; 1.

The combined holder of the present invention, as illustrated, comprises, geenrally, a cup-like base 5, a cup 6 in said base, a lipstick I mounted in the cup and projecting in one direction, a screw stem 8 carried by the cup 6 and threadedly engaged with the base for effecting axial or longitudinal movement of the cup in the base, said stem extending in the opposite direction from the lipstick, a lip rouge spreading brush 9 frictionally removably carried by the stem and serving as means to rotate the latter, and covers I!) and II telescopically and separably engaged with oppo- 2. sitefends of the base for enclosing the lipstick and b'nush, respectively.

Theabasei is formed with a .basewall 12 having: a. central. threaded opening 13. From the wall :lr2,.ther.e extends .a.:cylindrically tubular wall "M which has an intermediate hand-grasping knurled. portion 15, a reduced portion 16 at one end for. receiving the cover Ii), and asimilar reduced portion ll adjacent the wall I 2 for receiving the cover II The wall It is further reduced at [8. to facilitate assembly of the cover Ill, serving to guide the latter onto the portion It. Thestepped slide thus formed for the cover LO- provides for first a loose fit of said cover and then a firm and tight friction fit. For a similar reason the circular edge I!) is rounded or chamfered to lead the cover H onto the wall portion H. The interior-surface 20 of the base 5 is generally smooth for a sliding fit ior'the cup 6.

The cup-6 is formed with a base wall 2| centrally apertured at 22 and with a tubular wall 23 to provide a recess or chamber receptive of the lipstick 1. The latter is typical of sticks of lip rouge being initially formed with a tapered or pointed end 24. The stem 8- is-formed-with a knurledouter end Z5.-and'.with aireduced shouldered end 26 engaged in-the aperture 22. Said stem is threadedly engaged in. the'epening It so that rotation of the stemeffects axialorlongitudinal movement of the cup 6 and, consequently, the lipstick 'l, with respecttothe base 5. To insure against relative rotation between the cup 6 and the lipstick, the end ZGis elongated, formed with end slits, and outwardly flared. to. provide prongs 21 which are embedded in the lipstickand serve to key the same in the cup.

The brush. 9 comprises a knurled handle 28, taperedat-one end at 29 and crimped or flattened to holdthebristles 30. V The handle 28-is formed with: an axial opening 3.! of a size to frictionally fit-over the stern as shown. The frictional envgagement.is increased by. forming end slits 32 in the handleand: inwardly pressing the resultant opposed. end portions of the handle. From the position of theparts in Fig.1, it will be seen that rotation of the brush handle will cause the stem 8 to thread itself in opening l3 and thereby extrude the lipstick 1 from the base 5. A resultant slippage will occur between the stem and the brush handle. Upon retraction of the lipstick into the base by reverse rotation of the brush handle, the latter will become spaced from the base wall I2. A mere endwise push on the brush will restore it to its position against the wall l2. The brush may be used either while in place on 3 the stem or can be simply removed for use and then replaced on the stem.

The cover ID, as mentioned, fits onto the base 5 to enclose the lipstick, the generally thin tubular wall 33 being engaged over the portion [6 of said base. The interior of the cover I 0 is tapered at 34 to point or taper the lipstick as shown at 35, when the latte requires such shaping. This is readily accomplished by urging the lipstick into the taper 34 by rotation of the stem 8.

The cover II is somewhat similar to the cover l0 and is preferably of a different length so that the user can readily determine which side of the holder is to be opened for use.

While I have illustrated and described what I now regard as the preferred embodiment of my invention, the construction is, of course, subject to modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. 1, therefore, do not wish to restrict myself to the particular form of construction illustrated and described, but desire to avail myself of all modifications that may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cosmetic device comprising an outer cup, a lipstick carrying cup slidably fitting in the outer cup, the outer cup having an end wall provided with a central threaded hole, a screw stem afiiXed to the inner cup and threadedly engaged in and extending outwardly through saidhole, the threads on said stem terminating short of the outer end thereof and said outer end being provided with knurls, the outward movement of the inner cup relative to the outer cup being, thereby, limited by said knurled end, and an elongated tubular member having an axial bore of a size to tightly yet removably fit said screw stem both over the threads and knurls thereon, said member constituting a handle for rotating the.

screw stem to axially and adjustably move the inner cup in the outer cup, the handle member being slidable along the stem to bring the same into end abutment with the end wall or the outer cup in all adjusted positions of the inner cup.

2. A cosmetic device comprising a cylindrically tubular base member having an end wall, said wall having a central internally threaded opening, the tubular wall of said member being provided with an outer hand-grasping portion intermediate the ends of said member and defining reduced cylindrical portions one at each end of said tubular wall, a cylindrical cup both rotationally and longitudinally movable in the base member and adapted to carry a lipstick that extends longitudinally beyond the open end of the base member, a threaded stem afiixed to said .cup and extending longitudinally through and beyond the mentioned internally threaded opening in the end wall of the base, an elongated tubular handle telescopically and frictionally engaged with the portion of said stem that projects outward of said end wall, said handle being movable endwise along the stem to bring an end thereof into abut ment with the-outer face of the end wall of the base member, said handle,thereby, having the same position for all adjusted positions of the cup and stem, a removable cover for the lipstick and engaged with one of said reduced portions of the base member, and a removable cover for the 6 handle and engaged with the other reduced por-- tion to prevent accidental displacement of the handle.

3. A cosmetic device comprising a cylindrically tubular base member having an end wall, said 10 wall having a central internally threaded opening, the tubular wall of said member being provided with an outer hand-grasping portion intermediate the ends of said member and defining reduced cylindrical portions one at each end of said tubular wall, a cylindrical cup both rotaand extending longitudinally through and beyond the mentioned internally threaded opening in the end wall of the base, an elongated tubular handle telescopically and frictionally engaged with the portion of said stem that projects outward of said end wall, said handle being movable endwise along the stem to bring an end thereof into abutment with the outer face of the end wall of the base member, said handle, thereby, having the same position for all adjusted positions of the cup and stem, a removable cover for the lipstick and engaged with one of said reduced portions of the base member, and a removable cover for the handle and engaged with the other reduced portion, both said covers being cylindrically tubular and having outer diameters substantially equal to that of the hand-grasping portion of the base member, whereby the outer surface of th device is substantially flush.

RICHARD F. MATTHEWS.

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